Your answer: The precipitin line occurs when the antigen and antibody are in optimal proportions and cross-linking occurs forming an insoluble precipitate. 3. Did you think human serum albumin and bovine serum albumin would have epitopes in common? How well did the results compare with your prediction? Your answer: yes;results showed they have partial identity Activity 3: Indirect Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) Lab Report 1.
For example, schizophrenia has been liked to being the result of microorganisms causing infection. Torrey (2001) discovered that during pregnancy, many mothers of schizophrenic people had contracted a particular strain of flu, which could have entered the unborn child’s brain and remain dormant until puberty where other hormones may activate it, resulting in symptoms of schizophrenia. Barr et al (1990) supports this theory by discovering that there was an increased incidence of schizophrenia in the children of mothers who had this flu during pregnancy. However, this purely biological explanation is limited, as it does not consider environmental factors such as past experiences. Genetic factors such as faulty genes are known to causes some diseases that have psychological effects.
c. Incomplete dominance introduces a third phenotype for a gene with two alleles. d. Codominance introduces a third phenotype for a gene with two alleles. e. Epistasis eliminates a progeny class when a gene masks another's expression. f. Incomplete penetrance produces a phenotype that does not reveal the genotype. g. Variable expressivity can make the same genotype appear to different degrees.
The author talks about different medicines and the affects it has on children. He also talks about placebos and how they affect bipolar disorder in children. His main focus is diagnosing children and the treatments used when they are diagnosed. He states in his open paragraph, “There has been great public and academic interest in the diagnosis and treatment of bipolar disorders (BD) in children and adolescents over the past decade, originally in the US but now extending internationally. Thus, in the US in the past decade, diagnoses of BD in children under 18 years old have risen 4000% in the community.
Recognizing ADHD in Children Laniqua Spicer East Carolina University Professor Bonita Sasnett Written Communication and Documentation in Health Care 3030 Section 2 November 20, 2012 Abstract ADHD is a disorder found in children while in their early primary stage. The children who encounter this disorder often have a hard time excelling in academics and physical development. There has been research done to better understand children who have to deal with ADHD. The results showed there was a differentiation amongst children in different stages of ADHD. Some forms of ADHD in certain children may seem to be more severe than others.
The video, “The Medicated Child,” is a PBS documentary on the rising numbers of children diagnosed with significant mental disorders, from ADHD to Bipolar disorder. This also shows the significance of heavy medication of those children with largely untested drugs. Something that was only touched on briefly by one specialist is that these untested drugs are being pumped into our children with little- to no- testing for the effects on children, in general, as the human brain is still vastly not understood and to introduce stimulants and depressants into a developing brain is borderline insane itself, and worth of a disgnosis for heavy medication itself. When interviewing the representative of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), he stated
Psychologists have always argued the nature- nurture debate and with schizophrenia they are no different. The biological approach believes that psychological disorders are caused by chemical imbalances or genetics. The approach links genetics to schizophrenia, believing if an immediate family member suffers from schizophrenia or other mental illness your chances of developing the same illness increase 10 times. Research indicates that schizophrenia can be inherited through genes, for example, Gottesman & Shields (1972). They examined the medical records of both MZ (identical) and DZ (fraternal) twins, if one twin suffered from schizophrenia they would follow their medical records for 13 years to identify if the non-suffering twin had developed the same condition.
Case Studies in Abnormal Disorder Francine Morgan PSY 410 January 15, 2012 Professor Eric Niler The brain abnormalities found in autistic individuals are thought to be based on genetics. Genetic and environmental plays a big part in the cause of autism. It seem that environmental factor might interact with genetic susceptibility during vulnerable periods of development (Lawler, Croen, Grether, & Van de Water, 2004, p.292-302). Although they are data that support a genetic cause, they also suggested that autism is not solely genetically based because 40% of individual who are identical twins do not share the disorder. According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (2005), a family with a child with autism has a much higher than usual
One school of thought focuses on early traumatic experiences, lack of parental care etc. and will investigate this route while the other school of thought places more focus on genetics, brain abnormalities and temperament (Kernberg & Michels, 2009). 3.2.4 Prevalence and Stability The prevalence of Borderline Personality Disorder in clinical settings is between 15% - 25%, whereas in the community it is only 1.4%-5.9& (Gunderson, 2009 and Kernberg & Michels, 2009). A possible reason for this is that personality patterns are not stable and vary from context to context which may complicate identification of symptoms in the larger social environment (Sue, Sue and Sue, 2010). More than one interview is usually necessary to make a diagnosis (Tutorial Letter 101, PYC 4802, 2011).
(2010, February 10). Sudden Death in 12 Kids on ADHD Drug Adderall. Retrieved October 13, 2014, from http://www.webmd.com/add-adhd/childhood-adhd/news/20050210/sudden-death-in-12-kids-on-adhd-drug-adderall Galves, A., & Walker, D. (2012, February 12). Debunking the Science Behind ADHD as a "Brain Disorder", by Albert Galves, Ph.D. & David D. Walker, Ph.D. Retrieved October 10, 2014, from http://www.academyanalyticarts.org/galvesealker.htm Stone, C. (2011, March 24). Dangerous Side Effects of Ritalin & Adderall.